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Expedition Rules and Regulations

The Royalty and the size of the Expedition Team:

More than one team may be permitted to climb Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) by a separate route each in one season.

A Royalty of US$50,000 has been fixed for Sagarmatha for a team consisting of seven members. The team may include 5 more members provided it pays extra US$ 10,000 for each additional member. The royalty includes trekking fee of the team members. The team members will be granted three months visa. Additional, US$ 20,000 will have to be paid by the team willing to scale Mt. Everest by normal south - East Ridge route.

In all regions including Khumbu, an expedition team can have up to 7 members for the minimum, and 5 more members for the additional royalty.

The team already permitted to scale Mt. Everest will have to pay US$ 10,000 if it intends to change the accent route. It will have to pay additional US$ 20, 000, if it intends to change the ascent route to normal south East Ridge route

For peaks other than Mt. Everest, the team will have to pay an additional 25% of the royalty in US$ to change the ascent route.

Expedition team must complete all necessary administrative formalities and procedures in order to send back the garbage of the expedition team to their respective countries, after the completion of the expedition. The Ministry of Tourism & Civil Aviation will take necessary monetary deposit from them, which will be refunded after the dispatch of the garbage from Nepal.

Royalty for the Mountaineering expedition

(A) For the Mount Everest (Sagarmatha)
(1) The royalty for the mountaineering expedition team not exceeding seven in number from the route other than the general route (Southeast route) shall be fifty thousand U.S. dollar.
(2) The royalty for the mountaineering expedition from general route (Southeast route) for the mountaineering expedition team shall be as follows:-

 
 
 
 

Member of the mountaineering expedition team    

(Royalty (U. S. Dollars)
One Member 25,000 
Two Member 40,000
Three Member 48,000 
Four Member 56,000
Five  Member  60,000
Six  Member                                                                      66,000
Seven  Member 70,000
 
 
     
 

(3) Other not move than five members may be added in the mountaineering expedition team beyond the number as it is mentioned in clause (1) and (2).

(B) For the other Mountain:-

(1) The royalty for the other mountain shall be as follows:-

 
     
 

Name of the Mountain           

Royalty for up to  Seven members  Royalty for  each additional member
 (U.S. Dollars) (U.S. Dollars)
Above 8000 meter (other than Mount Everest) 10,000 1,500
From 7,501 meter to 8,000 meter 4,000 500
From 7001 meter to 7500 meter 3,000 400
From 6501 meter to 7000 meter 2,000 300
Less than 6501 meter high mountain 1,000 200
   
 
     
 


(2) Other not more than five members may be added in the mountaineering expedition team beside as prescribed in clause (1).

Note: If there is any change in the royalty amount before receiving the briefing from the Ministry even after one has already paid the royalty under this Regulation, the mountaineering expedition team shall pay the changed amount of the royalty.

 
 

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